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    M14x Wont Run Any Game

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by goha14, Aug 12, 2011.

  1. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my Alienware M14X and I just installed Pro evolution Soccer 2011 and it wont run it


    CPU
    Recommended: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or equivalent processor
    You Have: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz
    PASS

    RAM
    Recommended: 2 GB
    You Have: 5.9 GB
    PASS

    OS
    Recommended: Microsoft® Windows® XP SP3 / Vista® SP2 / 7
    You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
    PASS

    Video Card
    Recommended: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card. 512 MB Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 or AMD ATI Radeon HD 2600 or better)
    You Have: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family


    Required You Have
    Video RAM 512 MB 1.7 GB
    Hardware T&L Yes Yes
    Pixel Shader version 3.0 4.1
    Vertex Shader version 3.0 4.1

    Free Disk Space
    Recommended: 8 GB
    You Have: 388.3 GB
    PASS

    I really need help cuz this is making me go crazy
     
  2. pokemon123

    pokemon123 Notebook Consultant

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    Did you try to whitelist the game through the Nvidia Control Panel?
     
  3. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    That because the game run it with the Intel GPU instead of nVidia GPU, since it clearly say "You Have: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family".

    Try right click on your desktop and click on NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Setting (Which under 3D Setting), At Program Setting, Add your game (preferably add all of the game you play onto it, and maybe incl your Browser and Steam). Change the drop down box from "Use Global Setting" to "High-Performance NVIDIA Processor" > Click Apply at the bottom right... You done!
     
  4. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I just did everything in the nvidia control panel, I added the game and changed the settings to high performance Nvidia porocessor but when i try to run the game it "unable to implement settings due to insufficient video card specifications"
     
  5. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    and do i have to specify the settings too in the nvidia control panel?
     
  6. maxtek

    maxtek Notebook Consultant

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    Seems like people are having trouble running PES on their M14x here..
     
  7. zhengde2

    zhengde2 Newbie

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    hey i got the same prob before too, u just gotta update ur nvida driver, go youtube search for the video teaching u how to update ur nvida driver, it will solve ur prob
     
  8. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    even if i just bought my alienware like 2 days ago?
     
  9. Brozini

    Brozini Notebook Enthusiast

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    Try this: right-click on the game's icon and then

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  10. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    then what?
     
  11. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    then choose the graphics processor to run it with? already tried nothing
     
  12. Brozini

    Brozini Notebook Enthusiast

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    What do you mean nothing? :) It must be something :)

    Did you 'click' on 'high-perf nV processor'?

    Again, right click on the icon ---> select 'run with' and then left click on 'high-perf nV'. If this doesn't ignite your nV GPU I think something is not right with the driver. You may want to re-install it (check 'perform clean install' box!).
     
  13. zhengde2

    zhengde2 Newbie

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    ya, just follow my method and update ur nvida driver, cuz i also just got my m14x too
     
  14. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    well i did think with pro evolution but its not working but need for speed working just fine, pro evolution doesnt detect the other video card
     
  15. Mazzacre

    Mazzacre Notebook Guru

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    Just update your drivers like the other are saying

    and next time, please use an accurate title.
     
  16. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    sorry about the title, do i just go to dell and download the drivers off there? cuz i already did that
     
  17. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i downloaded the bios and the both the graphics drivers
     
  18. goha14

    goha14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    and the 280.26 nvidia whql. pro evolution still doesnt work